Vbulletin is good>? yes or no>?

I suggest Vbulletin Forum because it has more feautures than any other forums and much customizable you can customize your banner,chat box,make a musicplayer,etc.You can add a Footer Bar with a facebook connect mode and Specialized Group Graphics like sparking.

VBulletin All of its Features

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GENERAL FEATURES of VbulletinScalable Solution - database server and web servers can reside on separate machines. Yes YesMySQL back-end database Yes YesvBulletin can be run on any machine that can support PHP and MySQL (Solaris, BSD, Linux, Windows, Mac) Yes YesWritten in PHP which makes for a fast and efficient product Yes Yes

Styling & TemplatesPowerful Templating System Yes YesConditionals supported in the templates Yes YesAbility to create multiple styles which can be applied to different forums and users Yes YesAbility to upload / download styles and languages Yes Yes

Template Engine and LayoutsProprietary template engine Yes YesTemplates / Skins Yes YesDesign independent - can support any web-page design Yes YesFull CSS layout and design Yes YesSitewide templates: you can create entire site using default set of templates Yes YesMultiple templates: you can create individual templates for every section, page or even the smallest box Yes YesPowerful, fast and suitable for robust development Yes YesAdd-ons and Plug-ins Yes YesEasily extensible through a plug-in architecture and variety of accessible plug-ins Yes Yes

4.0 SuiteSeamless Integrated ExperienceSingle Member Sign-on No YesSingle Permission System No YesSingle Admin Control Panel No YesSimple Cross Publishing No YesCreate a Matching Themes across Articles, Blogs, Forum No Yes

Complete CustomizationFull CSS Layout and Design No YesThemes & Skins No YesPlug-Ins No YesPowerful Template Engine: Ability to create multiple styles which can be applied to different pages, articles, forums, users, or even the smallest box. No YesLanguage and Phrase Manager: Allows you to easily translate your forums in any language. No Yes

Unlimited Section/Site Structure HierarchyArticle and Static HTML Page Publishing No YesEasily Publish Custom Widgets No YesEnable Community Members to Write and Publish Articles No Yes(updated) WYSIWYG Editor No YesInline Publishing Toolbar No YesFlexible Content Layout No YesEach Section can have unique layout and style No Yes

Publishing OptionsPermissions can be applied to Articles, Pages, Sections, User-Groups. No YesSet Future Publish Date/Time No YesSet Article Display Order No YesAssign Articles to multiple Categories. No YesTag Support. No YesTurn Comments On/Off for each article. No YesArticle Status (Published, Inactive) No YesAssign article to multiple categories No YesSet Articles to publish on the Front Page No YesCustom statuses for articles (active, pending, headline) No YesInternal search engine for advanced searching of site content No YesArticle Tags No Yes

Cross-Publishing CapabilitiesPromote a Forum post to an Article with link back. No YesPromote a Blog post to an Article with link back. No YesCreate a new forum thread in the Forum. No Yes

CMS Admin ToolsContent Manager No YesCategory manager No YesSection Manager No YesLayout Manager No YesGrid Manager No YesWidget Manager No YesUnified Permission System No Yes

Community Management ToolsUser Management No YesUser-Group Management No YesSocial-Group Management No YesPowerful Moderation Tools No YesInline Moderation Tools No Yes

Administration / GeneralMinimal training required - fast learning curve No YesVisitor and Comments Statistics No YesDownload and install additional assets such as templates, plug-ins and widgets directly from control panel No YesWeb-based Style/Template Management No YesInline Administration No YesAsset Management No YesContent Scheduling (Publish Articles in the Future) No YesThemes / Skins No Yes

Universal SearchSingle Search finds what you are looking for across your entire website including Articles, Blog posts, and Forums, guests comments, and user-groups. No Yes

Template Engine and LayoutsProprietary template engine No YesTemplates / Skins No YesDesign independent - can support any web-page design No YesFull CSS layout and design No YesSitewide templates: you can create entire site using default set of templates No YesMultiple templates: you can create individual templates for every section, page or even the smallest box No YesPowerful, fast and suitable for robust development No YesAdd-ons and Plug-ins No YesEasily extensible through a plug-in architecture and variety of accessible plug-ins No Yes

4.0 SuiteFast StartvBulletin Blog makes it simple for community members to create their own space within the community. Getting started is as simple as posting the first message (using the same familiar vBulletin editor). There is no lengthy setup process - blog owners are free to personalise their blog at any time by defining a title and a description that will appear at the top of every blog post. No Yes

Fully FeaturedIt is a feature-rich blog application, with support for fully formatted WYSIWYG posts, attachments, comments, trackbacks and pingbacks, draft posts and categories, as well as seamless integration with the overall vBulletin system. No Yes

Blog Home PageAvailable via a single click from any vBulletin page, the blog home page aggregates activity from all member blogs into a single page – with information about the most recent and highest rated blog posts, recent comments, a featured blog post (selected by the administrator or at random), full support for browsing posts by date and overall blogging statistics. No Yes

Syndication and SubscriptionsSite wide and per-blog RSS feeds allow syndication to external readers, and full support for vBulletin subscriptions enables users to join their favorite blogs and receive regular email updates. No Yes

Profile SupportMember blogs are integrated with the vBulletin profile system – profile information is displayed alongside blog posts, and existing profile pages are enhanced with information about blog activity. No Yes

Blog Control PanelThe Blog Control Panel empowers members to control every aspect of their blogs, from permission controls (who has access to view and comment on the blog), to full management of blog categories, draft posts, trackbacks/pingbacks and subscriptions. Blog owners also have the ability to moderate comments on their own blog. No Yes

Full ControlIntegration with the vBulletin usergroups permission system allows site owners to regulate which users are able to create blogs, and enhancements to the vBulletin admin control panel give administrators total control over the whole system. No Yes

Fully CustomizableBlog utilises the powerful vBulletin templating system, and will automatically inherit styles and color-schemes from the forums, for total out-the-box integration. No YesAnti-Spam No YesFull support for the Akismet anti-spam service stamps out comment spam.

I suggest Vbulletin Forum because it has more feautures than any other forums and much customizable you can customize your banner,chat box,make a musicplayer,etc.You can add a Footer Bar with a facebook connect mode.

By banner is customizable... I change it regularly while m forum is in construction.Chat box is already available... you just need to activate it via the admin panel.I have seen a few forum with a music player, its a forum widget.Facebook connect is also available by getting the button off some website. isnt it?

Sparkling? If you want this just make the ranks images instead.

I think what you are after is more user friendly options... things that mean you require 0 knowledge of CSS and HTML script.

well if i give my opinion i say that i like forumotion features & that,s why i have my forum on forumotion but yes this question also came in my mind while visiting, that one forum has more than 1 lac members & i did see a forum last week which have member of 180,0000 . & moreover most famous forums are powered by VBULLETIN.

No doubt forumotion is going very very well but is this the reason that VBULLETIN forums are more older than Forumotion or is there some other reason ?

@Darren1 wrote:VB is already incorporated within forumotion, so in a way, we already have VB forums

For many reasons, which, most are more than obvious, I'm voting No.

we dont have VB version is there a version of VB?the answer is no because see the versions of forumotion can its phpbb3,phpbb2,Invision thats all its all free but VB is paid so forumotion dont want it? dont wanna cost money its more enjoyable if u add VB in the forum versions because its ready u just click what u want. and 1 more thing its automated if you copy this Hello there is no Code Like [ its automated it will displayed as green no codes much better yur not gonna confused.

Don't expect to get advantage of any VB features because even if Forumotion adds VB version, they will only add the VB like templates and style sheet. The core features of VB won't be added.

We have phpBB, punBB and Invision version and all of them have same set of features which I call ForumotionBB Forumotion have just added version that looks like punBB, phpBB and invision but the features are same in all version, so same will happen if VB is added.

@ankillien wrote:Don't expect to get advantage of any VB features because even if Forumotion adds VB version, they will only add the VB like templates and style sheet. The core features of VB won't be added.

vBulletin isn't free forum software, so Forumotion can't add it to the list of options.

@ankillien wrote:Don't expect to get advantage of any VB features because even if Forumotion adds VB version, they will only add the VB like templates and style sheet. The core features of VB won't be added.

vBulletin isn't free forum software, so Forumotion can't add it to the list of options.

Invision isn't free as well but still it is there Also, there are codes from vB software on Forumotion even when FM is free

FM can add any version, no matter free or paid.

I voted no because we can get VB like look by editing punBB templates and CSS Once we have template editing feature, we don't need any version to be added. We can create own version.

It isn't the real version of IBP. Also, another free forum host was closed for using IPB. ( poor forum owners... )

@ankillien wrote:Also, there are codes from vB software on Forumotion even when FM is free

FM can add any version, no matter free or paid.

Forumotion can't add vBulletin.

They are creating fake versions using old forum software and saying that it's all of the latest versions of forum software.

Even if they added a fake version like the others, if reported, Forumotion can be closed down if they refused to remove it.

Have you ever noticed that no other free forum host offers vBulletin software as an option?

@ankillien wrote:We already have template editing with BB2 and punBB versions. You can make your forum look like vB using templates.

You might be able to make it look a little like a vBulletin forum, but forumotion doesn't provide forum owners with enough PHP variables or freedom to be used. Also, things might get a little complicated because you have not created the templates & CSS files yourself. There might be errors, that could affect how search engines crawl your forum.

That IPB host was closed because they used IPB's PHP files and provided free hosting which is illegal, while here on FM, they only provide IPB templates and that also with their permission Don't you see copyright of respective forum software owner in the footer?

Also, we can make a punBB board look like vB easily and we never need to edit PHP files It is complicated for only those who are poor at coding

Don't worry about search bots, changes in templates can never affect SEO stuff if you do it the smart way All we need is a punBB board and knowledge of HTML, CSS, Javascript to make it EXACTLY look like vB forum.

All what I want to say is, vB like looking forum is possible if you are good at coding. You never need to touch the PHP files or database.

You don't need templates to make a forumotion board look like a vBulletin board. All you need is advanced knowledge of javascript and the ability to think outside the box.

Invision boards on forumotion have no IPB copyright -- forumotion commented out the IPB copyright in the footer. It's one of many reasons I like IPB/Invision boards here...there's one less link in the footer.

@ankillien wrote:Don't worry about search bots, changes in templates can never affect SEO stuff if you do it the smart way All we need is a punBB board and knowledge of HTML, CSS, Javascript to make it EXACTLY look like vB forum.

You can have knowledge in HTML, CSS & JavaScript, but if you don't know how to optimize your web page, then it can affect how search engine bots crawl your website. ( example : using messy scripts by modifying the templates )